Saia SAIA
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Saia (SAIA) Gross Margin (2010 - 2022)

Saia's (SAIA) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 88.17% in Q1 2022, down 253.0% on a YoY basis from 57.62% in Q1 2021, and down 0.55% quarter-over-quarter from 88.66% in Q4 2021.

Analysis

Saia (SAIA) Gross Margin (2010 - 2022) Analysis & Trends

Saia (SAIA) has reported Gross Margin for 13 consecutive years, with 88.17% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2022.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2022, Gross Margin fell 253.0% year-over-year to 88.17%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2022 stood at 88.53% (down 307.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 92.75%, up 14.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin eased to 88.17% in Q1 2022 per SAIA's latest filing, from 88.66% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 93.68% in Q2 2020 and bottomed at 88.17% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 91.48% across 5 years, with a median of 92.36% in 2019.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2018 and 2021: Gross Margin surged 108 bps in 2018, then plunged 462 bps in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 92.95% in 2018, then declined by 0 bps to 92.88% in 2019, then fell by 2 bps to 90.59% in 2020, then retreated by 2 bps to 88.66% in 2021, then slipped by 1 bps to 88.17% in 2022.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 88.17%, 88.66%, and 88.28% for Q1 2022, Q4 2021, and Q3 2021 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 37.71 Bn 37.42 Bn 1.52 Bn 97.83%
2 Hunt J B Transport Services 25.19 Bn 25.19 Bn - -
3 Xpo 21.57 Bn 21.27 Bn 1.89 Bn 80.30%
4 FedEx Freight Holding Company 18.58 Bn 18.58 Bn - -
5 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 11.20 Bn 11.02 Bn 1.77 Bn 84.63%
6 TFI International 10.95 Bn 10.74 Bn - -
7 Saia 9.28 Bn 9.19 Bn - -
8 Schneider National 5.92 Bn 5.39 Bn 1.00 Bn 63.86%
9 Arcbest 3.05 Bn 2.88 Bn 1.14 Bn 95.93%
10 Werner Enterprises 2.33 Bn 2.27 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2022 88.17%
Dec 31, 2021 88.66%
Sep 30, 2021 88.28%
Jun 30, 2021 89.06%
Mar 31, 2021 90.70%
Dec 31, 2020 90.59%
Sep 30, 2020 91.68%
Jun 30, 2020 93.68%
Mar 31, 2020 93.27%
Dec 31, 2019 92.88%
Sep 30, 2019 92.36%
Jun 30, 2019 92.64%
Mar 31, 2019 93.08%
Dec 31, 2018 92.95%
Sep 30, 2018 92.66%
Jun 30, 2018 92.04%
Mar 31, 2018 92.38%
Dec 31, 2017 92.18%
Sep 30, 2017 91.58%
Jun 30, 2017 92.14%